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Wilmington, Delaware
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Delaware Community Foundation Breaks $1 Million in Scholarships: delcf.org/news/delaware-comm…
Arsht‑Cannon Fund Celebrates a 20 Year Milestone! For two decades, the Arsht‑Cannon Fund has strengthened Delaware’s Hispanic communities. Proudly endowed with the DCF, the Fund’s legacy is one of empowerment & progress youtube.com/watch?v=bym8jZnn…
DCF Celebrates 30 Years of Rodel!
Rodel helps to drive lasting change in education and strengthen Delaware’s public schools and workforce by sparking innovation, building partnerships, and helping shape policies that put students first.
🎉 The DCF’s @FundforWomenDE celebrates 30 years of impact! Over $3.6M invested to empower women & girls across Delaware. Join the movement ➡️ fundforwomende.com
🎥 Watch the DCF Milestone Anniversary Video: youtu.be/bym8jZnnKAg
🔬Celebrating 50 Years of the MERIT Program!
Since 1974, MERIT has empowered minority youth in Sussex County with STEM, leadership & college access. This program is supported by the DCF
🎥 Watch the 2025 milestone video: youtu.be/bym8jZnnKAg
🌳 Celebrating 40 Years of Delaware’s Natural Wonders! For 4 decades, the Delaware State Parks Fund has preserved the trails, trees & beauty we love through a charitable endowment with the DCF. youtu.be/bym8jZnnKAg Like, share & follow to support the legacy! #DEStateParks
DCF President & CEO Stuart Comstock-Gay's State of the Foundation 2025 youtu.be/Gs5MdouR6lQ?si=eFPM… via @YouTube
How to (Not) Kill Your Community podcast with host Stuart Comstock-Gay finishes out its first season with Eric Klinenberg, author of "2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed.”
Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=KFAkH3gv…
In How to (Not) Kill Your Community, host Stuart Comstock-Gay talks with Jill DiPaolo (Lewes Public Library) & Jamar Rahming (Wilmington Public Library) about libraries as safe, dignified spaces in a divided world. Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/5J1bxV6FHBE?si=QVaK…
Last week, the DCF released three new episodes of How to (Not) Kill Your Community podcast.
Ep 5: Sen. Russ Huxtable
Ep 6: Mariah Ghant & Patti Grimes
Ep 7: Margie López Waite
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Delaware Senator Russ Huxtable joins DCF's, How to (Not) Kill Your Community podcast, to explore the real-life effects of housing on health and equity. Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/vdXqdNBgr40?si=DNsN…
From banking to bilingual education, Margie López Waite, CEO & co-founder of Las Américas ASPIRA Academy, shares how immigrants strengthen our communities. Don’t miss this powerful convo on inclusion & belonging in How to (Not) Kill Your Community. Watch: youtu.be/245VN-tORBg?si=RDjq…
🎭 On How to (Not) Kill Your Community, Stuart Comstock-Gay talks with Mariah Ghant (@DelShakes) & Patti Grimes (@FreemanStage) about how the arts connect people, foster inclusion, and bring communities to life. Watch now on YouTube youtu.be/SSeFJ9nMD3s?si=eW6u…
In Episode 4 of the DCF podcast, How to (Not) Kill Your Community, Jac Rivers & Chris Gunter of the Equitable Hiring Initiative (EHI) share why investing in local talent isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s smart economics.
Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=pK0Zlaqf…
In Episode 3 of How to (Not) Kill Your Community, Former Agriculture Secretary Ed Kee talks about the economic value of strong local agriculture, the role of immigration in farming, and more. Watch now: bit.ly/4jTqsYK
New episodes of How to (Not) Kill Your Community are out now. Episode 3: Former Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee. Episode 4: Jac Rivers & Chris Gunter. bit.ly/4j4RLhA
This week, the DCF launched How to (Not) Kill Your Community, a new podcast exploring what it really takes for communities to thrive. New episodes drop through June. spotlightdelaware.org/2025/0…
In this episode of How to (Not) Kill Your Community, Stuart Comstock-Gay chats with Dogfish Head co-founder @MariahCalagione about how giving back strengthens both businesses and communities. Full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=1zboUWE8…
How to (Not) Kill Your Community podcast is here! We’re diving into the big questions: What makes a community thrive? What tears it apart? And who’s doing the work to build something better? Now available: delcf.org/podcasts/ @Rep_McBride
